The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) garnered more than 13 percent of the vote, according to preliminary returns — a result that bested even its highest score in pre-election polls and put a far-right party in parliament for the first time in the country’s postwar history.
Though Merkel secured another term, her center-right bloc recorded its worst result since 1949, winning around 33 percent of the vote, down from over 41 percent in 2013.
“We don’t need to beat around the bush,” Merkel told supporters at party headquarters Sunday evening. “We wanted a better result, that is clear.”
Though Merkel secured another term, her center-right bloc recorded its worst result since 1949, winning around 33 percent of the vote, down from over 41 percent in 2013.
“We don’t need to beat around the bush,” Merkel told supporters at party headquarters Sunday evening. “We wanted a better result, that is clear.”
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